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Jupiter
Bobby Buhring
Jupiter’s Name
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Jupiter means king of Roman gods
Largest planet in sky
Discovery of Jupiter
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Galileo
Used telescope
January 7, 1610
Distances
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Order from the Sun: 5th
Distance from the Sun: 778,500,000 km
Distance from the Earth: 588,000,000 km
Planet Measurements
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Mass: 1.9*10^27 kg
Volume: 1.43128*10^15 km^3
Density: 1,326 kg/m^3
Gravity: 24.79 m/s^2
Orbit and Rotation
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Takes 11.86 Earth years to revolve around
sun
Takes 9.9 hours to rotate on own axis
Composition of Atmosphere
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Icy clouds of gases
Only small traces of CH3, water
Thick
Largest atmosphere in Solar System
Temperature Range
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-145 degrees Celsius on surface
A lot colder than Earth
Composition
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Gas Giant
71% hydrogen
24% helium
5% other
Weather
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Very windy
Lightning and thunder
Form of precipitation that consists of
ammonia crystals
http://ircamera.as.arizona.edu/NatSci102/NatSci102/images/greatredspot.jpg
Rings
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Rings
Faint, dark
Composed of tiny rock and dust fragments
Discovered by NASA’s Voyager 1
http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/catalog/images/screenshots/various/jupiter_Jupiter_
Rings_1__Bob_Hegwood.jpg
Moons
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At least 63 moons
Galileo discovered the first ones
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Jupiter_family.jpg
Water
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In form of vapor
Only on cloud tops
Scientists surprised to find water
http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/bl
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What would happen if human went
to Jupiter?
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Would die in many ways
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Crushed by gravity
Poisoned by atmosphere
Die of extreme temp.
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/381/overrides/junospacecraft-trip-to-jupiter_38195_600x450.jpg
Interesting Facts
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Fastest spinning planet in Solar System
The Great Red Spot has been around for at
least 30 years
Size of Spot is decreasing
Been visited by spacecraft 7 times from
Earth
Bibliography
Works Cited
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"Jupiter." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Dec. 2013. Web. 16 Dec. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter>.
"Jupiter Fact Sheet." Jupiter Fact Sheet. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.
<http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/jupiterfact.html>.
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"Who Discovered Jupiter?." Universe Today RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. <http://www.universetoday.com/40462/whodiscovered-jupiter/>.